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kcplateyesterday at 2:44 AM0 repliesview on HN

> No chance 3 ever passes

No chance any ever passes. Amendment’s are difficult to pass by design.

The equal rights amendment which virtually nobody actually really opposes in theory in 2026 has been bantered around for 103 years as a concept and 54 years after congress approved it and sent it for ratification. Its close, but still no cigar. This is an amendment that is hardly controversial bit still cannot manage to be passed due to procedural issues and set deadlines being missed.

Now consider just how much effort and how long a controversial amendment would take…